Citizen Group Finds 30 Toxic Chemicals in Air Following Tar Sands Oil Spill in Arkansas
Jeremy Hance, Mongabay Waking Times Independent air samples by locals have yielded “a soup of toxic chemicals” in Mayflower, Arkansas where an Exxon Mobil pipeline burst on March 29th spilling some 5,000 barrels of tar sands oil, known as bitumen. Chemicals detected included several linked to cancer, reproductive problems, and neurological impacts such as benzene …